The magic sequence to wake up Apple's SuperDrive on Linux
Last modified on July 24, 2026 • 1 min read • 35 wordssudo apt-get install sg3-utils (only needed the first time)ls /dev (to check whether sr0 or sr1, usually it’s sr0 unless you had already other USB drives connected)sg_raw /dev/sr0 EA 00 00 00 00 00 01
sudo apt-get install sg3-utils (only needed the first time)ls /dev (to check whether sr0 or sr1, usually it’s sr0 unless you had already other USB drives connected)sg_raw /dev/sr0 EA 00 00 00 00 00 01